Assembly Bill A4405

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires pupils age seven or younger to be released into the custody of a parent, guardian or custodian upon exiting a school bus

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3624-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5494
2011-2012: A3654
2013-2014: A3459
2017-2018: A4661
2019-2020: A6152

2015-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pupils age seven or younger to be released into the custody of a parent, guardian or custodian upon exiting a school bus.

2015-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4405

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. TITUS, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COOK, GALEF, WRIGHT -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the release of certain
  pupils from school buses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3624-a
to read as follows:
  S 3624-A. RELEASE OF CERTAIN PUPILS FROM SCHOOL BUSES. 1. ALL  PUPILS,
AGE  SEVEN  OR  UNDER,  RIDING  A  SCHOOL BUS SHALL BE RELEASED INTO THE
CUSTODY OF A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN UPON EXITING THE SCHOOL  BUS.
IF  SUCH  PARENT,  GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF
DROP-OFF, THE DRIVER, MONITOR, OR ATTENDANT MUST TRANSPORT THE PUPIL  TO
A SAFE PLACE, DESIGNATED BY THE GUARDIAN.
  2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A PARENT, GUARDIAN
OR CUSTODIAN OF A PUPIL MAY IDENTIFY A PERSON WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
PICK  UP SUCH PUPIL. THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN OF THE PUPIL MUST
PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SCHOOL OR PROGRAM IDENTIFYING ALL  PERSONS
AUTHORIZED TO PICK UP SUCH PUPIL.
  3.  ANY  PUPIL EXITING THE SCHOOL BUS WITH HIS OR HER SIBLING, AGE TEN
OR OLDER, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION.
  4. ANY  DRIVER,  MONITOR  OR  ATTENDANT  WHO  KNOWINGLY  VIOLATES  ANY
PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06603-01-5

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